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News & Updates
Official Release	[AxPyMOL, and JyMO v1.7 have all been released] today, January 14, 2014.
New Plugin	Bondpack is a a collection of PyMOL plugins for easy visualization of atomic bonds.
New Plugin	MOLE 2.0 is a new plugin for rapid analysis of biomacromolecular channels in PyMOL.
3D using Geforce	PyMOL can now be visualized in 3D using Nvidia GeForce video cards (series 400+) with 120Hz monitors and Nvidia 3D Vision, this was previously only possible with Quadro video cards.
New Plugin	GROMACS_Plugin is a new plugin that ties together PyMOL and GROMACS.
New Software	CMPyMOL is a software that interactively visualizes 2D contact maps of proteins in PyMOL.
New Script	cgo_arrow draws an arrow between two picked atoms.
Tips & Tricks	Instructions for generating movie PDFs using .mpg movies from PyMOL.
Older News	See Older News.

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Make Figures = Overview = This script will aid you in making publication quality figures for the currently displayed scene. It understands a variety of preset "modes" and sizes. Usage make_figure filename [, mode] [, size (default=900 pixels)] [,opaque] The parameters are: filename : The name of the resulting image file. The extension .png* is added automatically.* NOTE: if no further arguments are given, the script generates quick figures for general use: figures are not ray-traced TWO figures at 300 x 300 px, 72 dpi views are rotated 180° about y (front and back view) _front_quick and _back_quick are appended to the filename mode : Type of figure desired. Possible values are as follows: single = "single view" one ray-traced 300 dpi figure of the current view fb = "front and back view" TWO ray-traced 300 dpi figures views are rotated 180° about y _front and _back are appended to the filename sides ..→

A Random PyMOL-generated Cover. See Covers.

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